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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Joining us live in the studio right now, Kathleen Gazzola.
Good morning again, Kat.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Good morning.
Speaker 1 (00:04):
Well, good morning for the first time today. I mean,
I've already said good morning to you 50 times out there. Exactly.
Bit on. We might let you get through the local
news first. And we know that news today brought to
you by Motor Accidents Compensation. Have you moved to the
Territory recently? You must change or update your registration within
three months. Get NT registered today. No rego, no cover.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
NT Police is investigating after a man died in custody
in Alice Springs. The 35-year-old prisoner collapsed at the Correctional
Centre on Tuesday afternoon with staff commencing CPR before he
was taken to hospital by St John Ambulance. He was
declared dead at the hospital with initial investigations indicating the
man died as a result of a medical episode. The
(00:47):
death is being treated as a death in custody and
a report will be prepared for the coroner. The NT's
grey mackerel fishery has been given the green light to
continue under current management with a new assessment confirming the
stock remains healthy. The stock is estimated to be 61%
of unfished spawning biomass. well above the 48% target, with
(01:07):
the commercial catch limit remaining at 404 tonnes. The assessment
also marks the first time NT Fisheries has used the
stock synthesis modelling system, bringing the Territory's fisheries science in
line with national and international standards. A new Master of
Construction Management course is being offered at Charles Darwin University,
(01:29):
with it hoped it will bolster the Northern Territory's building industry.
Up to 70 students will be able to take the
next step in their careers, learning to lead complex projects
from semester one next year. CDU says there is a
strong demand for construction managers across the country, but in
the NT there is a workforce gap. The Institute says
(01:49):
the demand is there as the industry brings in managers
from southern states, but many are not prepared for the
NT's unique working environment. The course has been welcomed from
the point of view of a growing local workforce expertise.
And Palmerston residents are being reminded to clear unwanted items
from their properties with the annual pre-cyclone clean-up starting this month.
(02:10):
Collections will begin in Marlow Lagoon, Driver and Malden on
September 21, before moving through the remaining suburbs until October 12.
Residents who need help moving large items to The Verge
can arrange an assisted pick-up. through the City of Palmerston
at least a week before their collection.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Good on them that they're still doing it. I think
I'll take my hat off to the Mayor and to
the councillors out there that are still going ahead with that.
I know we just heard from the Darwin Lord Mayor
that they've started the assisted pick-up and it will run
throughout this month and certainly I think it ends around
the beginning of October, he'd said. But I know people
are still pretty fired up about this and we generally
(02:48):
always get a couple of messages saying still to that effect,
don't we?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yes, that's right. And, of course, Palmerston, you know, as
you would if you worked there, you'd be promoting it
with the City of Darwin not going ahead with theirs
until May. So, yeah, interesting.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
It is. It is interesting indeed. I'll tell you what
else is interesting, Kathleen, and you would have heard me
saying it in my opener, I was fired up yesterday
while I was crook. I mean, I'm always, you know,
it doesn't take a lot, but when I was crook
and when I heard that Erin Patterson, the mushroom killer...
that she is essentially, you know, she's received a recent
(03:24):
Ozempic prescription, is what is being reported widely in the media,
and people are furious. I don't know if you've seen
much of it on social media, but people are absolutely
fuming that somebody who has been convicted of murder... is
then able to get their hands on the weight loss jab.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Yeah. I mean, I saw some, you know, defence of
this decision around that Ozympic was originally a diabetic medication
and that, you know, whether she's suffering from that and
so on and so forth. So you can't deny a
prisoner their medication. But if it is in the sense
of her needing to lose weight because she binge eating
(04:04):
or not exercising then yeah definitely doesn't pass a pub test.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
It really doesn't pass the pub test but it also
like I think for a lot of people as well
you sort of go my understanding was when she was
not in prison that was you know it was that
she was she was doing all right financially in fact
you know it was widely reported that she did have
quite a bit of money so if you're in a
situation where you can afford to pay for it yourself
why is the taxpayer footing the bill.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Yeah, absolutely. I don't know what the normal process is
for prisoners in that sense. Yeah, where all that kind
of stuff gets taken over by the taxpayer when you
get put behind bars.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Yeah, not sure.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
But yeah, I reckon if people are made aware of
that and that's the situation, I don't think there'd be
too much support of it.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
No, agree. Anyway, that's just one of the things that
got me fired up yesterday.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
It's because you didn't have this outlet to get out
your frustration, to talk to your people in Radio Land
and me.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
To tell you what I think about something. And look,
others may feel very differently. Like I always say, I'm
happy to hear that. There is no monitoring of your
socials or your feed here on the radio station, that's
for sure.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I was very lonely here yesterday without you and our
texters texting through because they were also having a break
with you not on.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yeah, exactly. And that's the other big thing that's happening
nationally is is the fact that the federal government, they
are essentially going to be introducing some legislation around how
Australians are going to be able to choose whether they
want their social media content served up by algorithms or
whether you sort of choose it yourself. What do you think, Kat?
Speaker 2 (05:37):
I'm not sure that my friends post enough on Facebook
anymore to get much on my feed.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
You're certainly not getting it from me, that's for sure.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
So yeah, I don't know if I opted out of
the algorithm, I'd have much happening on Facebook. I think
a lot of people, the younger generation has moved on
from Facebook. It's very different apps and the like. So yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
The young ones, this is the other part of this discussion, right?
Is no disrespect to you or I or anybody, any age,
but We've got boomers telling the young ones how they
need to do things on social media when the young
ones have an understanding that we cannot wrap our heads around.
So we're like 10 years behind in half of the
stuff that then we're legislating for young people. And you think,
(06:21):
has anyone asked the young ones what they do and
how they get their info? Because I tell you, you
might be enlightened.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
Well, because I know that when I see something on
my feed, I press the three little dots and say,
I don't want to see this. So then that alters
your algorithm. Do you know what I mean? And You
gain the understanding of what you do and interact with
then changes it. So then you obviously change what you do,
but the other generations perhaps don't understand what you need
(06:49):
to do. But- you're right, why are we not getting
consultation from, it doesn't have to be, you know, the
young kids who are just. Yeah, yeah, who are just
someone who actually. Yeah, the teenagers who can tell you
what they're actually doing.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Yeah, and what they're saying and why. And look, I
get it that, you know, that some, then some young
people might be hiding that from their parents as well, particularly,
you know, with the social media ban in place. But
I just think we're giving ourselves a pat on the
back as in, The Australian federal government's giving themselves a
pat on the back, even with that, with, you know,
with young people being banned from social media. How many
(07:23):
young people do you know that aren't on social media, Kathleen?
Because I'll give you the hot tip. Every young person
I know is still on social media. Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
They just make up fake profiles.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Yeah, they find other ways to get on there.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
It's like what those trolls do. They make up fake
profiles when they get banned from something. Exactly.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Anyway, I'm sure lots of people have differing opinions and
We're not going to block you through our algorithm. We're
more than happy to receive your messages.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
I think it's been funny listening to people who get
asked the question, are you going to opt out of
the algorithm? And these are people who have criticised it.
Then they're like, oh, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
And you're like, what?
Speaker 2 (08:01):
You're criticising it.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Yeah, exactly. It is interesting. And look, I'm more concerned
about things like those deep fakes, to be honest.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
And what AI can do. I'm more concerned with that
than my social media feed. And I.
I think there needs to be some tighter restrictions around
some of those types of things, to be bluntly honest.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Oh, God, yeah. The mimicking of people's voices, which at
the moment you can generally pick up on that.
Speaker 1 (08:27):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
But that's only going to get more and more sophisticated.
The videos of people's faces on a body doing the
silly dances and stuff, you can't, like, wow.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Yeah, exactly. It will get more and more sophisticated and that,
I think, is what the government should be spending a
bit of time on.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
And that's not even touching on the, you know... the
intimate images.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
That can be created. That's exactly right. Well, Kathleen Gazzola,
thank you as always for keeping us up to date
with local news and for answering all my questions on
your opinions about various topics. Anytime. Thank you.
Joining us live in the studio right now, Kathleen Gazzola.
Good morning again, Kat.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Good morning.
Speaker 1 (00:04):
Well, good morning for the first time today. I mean,
I've already said good morning to you 50 times out there. Exactly.
Bit on. We might let you get through the local
news first. And we know that news today brought to
you by Motor Accidents Compensation. Have you moved to the
Territory recently? You must change or update your registration within
three months. Get NT registered today. No rego, no cover.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
NT Police is investigating after a man died in custody
in Alice Springs. The 35-year-old prisoner collapsed at the Correctional
Centre on Tuesday afternoon with staff commencing CPR before he
was taken to hospital by St John Ambulance. He was
declared dead at the hospital with initial investigations indicating the
man died as a result of a medical episode. The
(00:47):
death is being treated as a death in custody and
a report will be prepared for the coroner. The NT's
grey mackerel fishery has been given the green light to
continue under current management with a new assessment confirming the
stock remains healthy. The stock is estimated to be 61%
of unfished spawning biomass. well above the 48% target, with
(01:07):
the commercial catch limit remaining at 404 tonnes. The assessment
also marks the first time NT Fisheries has used the
stock synthesis modelling system, bringing the Territory's fisheries science in
line with national and international standards. A new Master of
Construction Management course is being offered at Charles Darwin University,
(01:29):
with it hoped it will bolster the Northern Territory's building industry.
Up to 70 students will be able to take the
next step in their careers, learning to lead complex projects
from semester one next year. CDU says there is a
strong demand for construction managers across the country, but in
the NT there is a workforce gap. The Institute says
(01:49):
the demand is there as the industry brings in managers
from southern states, but many are not prepared for the
NT's unique working environment. The course has been welcomed from
the point of view of a growing local workforce expertise.
And Palmerston residents are being reminded to clear unwanted items
from their properties with the annual pre-cyclone clean-up starting this month.
(02:10):
Collections will begin in Marlow Lagoon, Driver and Malden on
September 21, before moving through the remaining suburbs until October 12.
Residents who need help moving large items to The Verge
can arrange an assisted pick-up. through the City of Palmerston
at least a week before their collection.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Good on them that they're still doing it. I think
I'll take my hat off to the Mayor and to
the councillors out there that are still going ahead with that.
I know we just heard from the Darwin Lord Mayor
that they've started the assisted pick-up and it will run
throughout this month and certainly I think it ends around
the beginning of October, he'd said. But I know people
are still pretty fired up about this and we generally
(02:48):
always get a couple of messages saying still to that effect,
don't we?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yes, that's right. And, of course, Palmerston, you know, as
you would if you worked there, you'd be promoting it
with the City of Darwin not going ahead with theirs
until May. So, yeah, interesting.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
It is. It is interesting indeed. I'll tell you what
else is interesting, Kathleen, and you would have heard me
saying it in my opener, I was fired up yesterday
while I was crook. I mean, I'm always, you know,
it doesn't take a lot, but when I was crook
and when I heard that Erin Patterson, the mushroom killer...
that she is essentially, you know, she's received a recent
(03:24):
Ozempic prescription, is what is being reported widely in the media,
and people are furious. I don't know if you've seen
much of it on social media, but people are absolutely
fuming that somebody who has been convicted of murder... is
then able to get their hands on the weight loss jab.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Yeah. I mean, I saw some, you know, defence of
this decision around that Ozympic was originally a diabetic medication
and that, you know, whether she's suffering from that and
so on and so forth. So you can't deny a
prisoner their medication. But if it is in the sense
of her needing to lose weight because she binge eating
(04:04):
or not exercising then yeah definitely doesn't pass a pub test.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
It really doesn't pass the pub test but it also
like I think for a lot of people as well
you sort of go my understanding was when she was
not in prison that was you know it was that
she was she was doing all right financially in fact
you know it was widely reported that she did have
quite a bit of money so if you're in a
situation where you can afford to pay for it yourself
why is the taxpayer footing the bill.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Yeah, absolutely. I don't know what the normal process is
for prisoners in that sense. Yeah, where all that kind
of stuff gets taken over by the taxpayer when you
get put behind bars.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Yeah, not sure.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
But yeah, I reckon if people are made aware of
that and that's the situation, I don't think there'd be
too much support of it.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
No, agree. Anyway, that's just one of the things that
got me fired up yesterday.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
It's because you didn't have this outlet to get out
your frustration, to talk to your people in Radio Land
and me.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
To tell you what I think about something. And look,
others may feel very differently. Like I always say, I'm
happy to hear that. There is no monitoring of your
socials or your feed here on the radio station, that's
for sure.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I was very lonely here yesterday without you and our
texters texting through because they were also having a break
with you not on.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yeah, exactly. And that's the other big thing that's happening
nationally is is the fact that the federal government, they
are essentially going to be introducing some legislation around how
Australians are going to be able to choose whether they
want their social media content served up by algorithms or
whether you sort of choose it yourself. What do you think, Kat?
Speaker 2 (05:37):
I'm not sure that my friends post enough on Facebook
anymore to get much on my feed.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
You're certainly not getting it from me, that's for sure.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
So yeah, I don't know if I opted out of
the algorithm, I'd have much happening on Facebook. I think
a lot of people, the younger generation has moved on
from Facebook. It's very different apps and the like. So yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
The young ones, this is the other part of this discussion, right?
Is no disrespect to you or I or anybody, any age,
but We've got boomers telling the young ones how they
need to do things on social media when the young
ones have an understanding that we cannot wrap our heads around.
So we're like 10 years behind in half of the
stuff that then we're legislating for young people. And you think,
(06:21):
has anyone asked the young ones what they do and
how they get their info? Because I tell you, you
might be enlightened.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
Well, because I know that when I see something on
my feed, I press the three little dots and say,
I don't want to see this. So then that alters
your algorithm. Do you know what I mean? And You
gain the understanding of what you do and interact with
then changes it. So then you obviously change what you do,
but the other generations perhaps don't understand what you need
(06:49):
to do. But- you're right, why are we not getting
consultation from, it doesn't have to be, you know, the
young kids who are just. Yeah, yeah, who are just
someone who actually. Yeah, the teenagers who can tell you
what they're actually doing.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Yeah, and what they're saying and why. And look, I
get it that, you know, that some, then some young
people might be hiding that from their parents as well, particularly,
you know, with the social media ban in place. But
I just think we're giving ourselves a pat on the
back as in, The Australian federal government's giving themselves a
pat on the back, even with that, with, you know,
with young people being banned from social media. How many
(07:23):
young people do you know that aren't on social media, Kathleen?
Because I'll give you the hot tip. Every young person
I know is still on social media. Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
They just make up fake profiles.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Yeah, they find other ways to get on there.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
It's like what those trolls do. They make up fake
profiles when they get banned from something. Exactly.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Anyway, I'm sure lots of people have differing opinions and
We're not going to block you through our algorithm. We're
more than happy to receive your messages.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
I think it's been funny listening to people who get
asked the question, are you going to opt out of
the algorithm? And these are people who have criticised it.
Then they're like, oh, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
And you're like, what?
Speaker 2 (08:01):
You're criticising it.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Yeah, exactly. It is interesting. And look, I'm more concerned
about things like those deep fakes, to be honest.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
And what AI can do. I'm more concerned with that
than my social media feed. And I.
I think there needs to be some tighter restrictions around
some of those types of things, to be bluntly honest.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Oh, God, yeah. The mimicking of people's voices, which at
the moment you can generally pick up on that.
Speaker 1 (08:27):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
But that's only going to get more and more sophisticated.
The videos of people's faces on a body doing the
silly dances and stuff, you can't, like, wow.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Yeah, exactly. It will get more and more sophisticated and that,
I think, is what the government should be spending a
bit of time on.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
And that's not even touching on the, you know... the
intimate images.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
That can be created. That's exactly right. Well, Kathleen Gazzola,
thank you as always for keeping us up to date
with local news and for answering all my questions on
your opinions about various topics. Anytime. Thank you.
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